Find out about our planned health and safety tree works.
For medium and large-sized trees, it is normal for the tree felling and stump removal to be done in 2 stages. This is due to the differing equipment required.
Every year the council undertakes a cycle of routine health and safety inspections as part of the council's cyclical tree maintenance programme.
The trees are inspected using Visual Tree Assessment (VTA) techniques, a standard approach to tree risk assessment, involving the diagnosis of structural defects, the evaluation of their significance from visible signs and the application of arboricultural biomechanical knowledge.
A number of issues were raised regarding the health of a number of trees. As a result, the following essential arboricultural safety works have been instructed.
What we are working on
| Location | Ward | Species | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outside 8 Aldridge Rise | Old Malden | Whitebeam | Fell & grind to 30cm (dead) |
| Opposite 1 Malden Hill Gardens, on Dukes Avenue | New Malden Village | Maple | Fell & grind to 30cm (dead) |
| Outside 152 Dukes Avenue | New Malden Village | Cherry | Fell & grind to 30cm (80% dead) |
| Outside 87 Dukes Avenue | New Malden Village | Bird cherry | Fell & grind to 30cm (dead) |
| Outside 13 Howard Road | New Malden Village | Rowan | Fell & grind to 30cm (half dead, poor) |
| Outside 179 High Street | New Malden Village | Upright koelreuteria | Fell & grind to 30cm (dead) |
| Between 45-47 Highdown | Old Malden | Cherry | Fell & grind to 30cm (dead) |
| Outside 73 Highdown | Old Malden | Pear | Fell & grind to 30cm (dead) |
| Outside 8 Lady Hay | Old Malden | Cherry | Fell & grind to 30cm (dead) |
| Between 121-123 The Manor Drive | Old Malden | Cherry | Fell & grind to 30cm (dead) |
| Outside 163 Elmbridge Avenue | Alexandra | Field Maple | Fell & grind to 30cm (Our policies state that we won't prune or remove healthy trees as the result of a subsidence complaint without evidence being provided which is considered to be an overriding justification and no alternative management practices can be implemented. We had undertaken work within our 3 yearly cyclical maintenance regime which had no impact on the major damage being caused to the property. This is in line with council tree strategy policies.) |
| Outside 7 to 29 Green Leas | Kingston Town housing | Elm | Fell (dead) |
| Side of 26-32 Penrhyn Gardens | Kingston Town housing | Rowan | Fell (dead) |
| Left of 42 Vallis Way | Hook & Chessington North | Rowan | Fell (dead) |
| Opposite 2 Bramham Gardens | Hook & Chessington North | Ash | Fell Ash Die Back disease |
| Flank of 81 Devon Way | Hook & Chessington North | Cherry | Fell dead |
| Outside 54 Sanger Avenue | Hook & Chessington North | Other broadleaf | Fell (dead) |
| Outside 34 Coutts Avenue | Hook & Chessington North | Maple | Fell (dead) |
| Outside 54 Elm Road | Hook & Chessington North | Cherry | Fell (dead) & Grind stump |
| Outside 10 Green End | Hook & Chessington North | Cherry | Fell (dead) & Grind stump |
| Outside 75 Chantry Road | Hook & Chessington North | Birch | Fell (dead) & Grind stump |
| Between 160-162 Dukes Avenue | New Malden Village | Hawthorn | Crown lift to 2.5 (low growth obstructing road) |
| Outside 10 Howard Road | New Malden Village | Koelreuteria | Crown lift to 3m (low growth) |
| Outside 2 The Mount | New Malden Village | Cherry | Crown lift to 2.5 (low growth over pavement and road) |
| Between 48-50 Coombe Gardens | New Malden Village | Pear | Remove stakes & ties (very tight) |
| Outside 25 Howard Road | New Malden Village | Sycamore | Crown lift to 2.5 (low growth obstructing road) |
| Outside 171 High Street | New Malden Village | Ash | Remove deadwood |
| Outside 159 High Street | New Malden Village | Ash | Remove deadwood |
| Right of 1 Malden Hill | New Malden Village | Pear | Crown reduce to previous points |
| Opposite 7 Kings Avenue (outside Waitrose carpark exit) | New Malden Village | Lime | Remove basal growth (low growth obstructing road) |
Upcoming parks tree works
Be aware of footpath closures during this time.
| Park | Dates | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra recreation ground | 02 September to 05 September 2025 | 4 days |
| Elmbridge Ave Open Space | 8 September to 12 September 2025 | 5 days |
| Claremont Gardens | 15 September to 17 September 2025 | 3 days |
| Memorial Gardens | 18 September 2025 | 1 day |
| Manor Park | 22 September to 25 September 2025 | 4 days |
| Raeburn Avenue Open Space | 17 November to 25 November 2025 | 7 days |